History talks: political prisons of the Estado Novo
Historian Peter Kingdon Booker will be holding a presentation on the ‘Political Prisons of the Estado Novo’ on Friday, October 25 in Tavira Library at 11am, and on Tuesday, October
From Ireland to Washington
As a celebration of St Patrick’s Day, the Algarve History Association (AHA) in partnership with the “Ireland in Place Project” will be hosting a talk by Denis Bergin entitled “My
Traveller’s tales: a visit to Iran
“A visit to Iran” is the title of the upcoming talk arranged by the Algarve History Association. Lynne and Peter Kingdon Booker will be showing slides and discussing their recent
Photographs that changed the world
Photographer Paulo Viegas will be giving a presentation on ‘Photographs that Changed the World’ on March 9 in the Municipal Library of Tavira and on March 10 in the Municipal
Fado, a special kind of music
Algarve historian Peter Kingdon Booker will be giving his second talk on “Fado”, with music examples, this month at two venues. Fado occupies a special place in Portuguese culture. About
History talk – The Dutch presence in the Portuguese Empire
Algarve historian Peter Kingdon Booker will be discussing ‘The Dutch presence in the Portuguese Empire” at his next talk to be held in Tavira and Lagoa. Although the Seven Provinces
Algarve History Association talk – “The History of Ideas about Evolution”
“The History of Ideas about Evolution” is the theme of a talk by Ludo Broothaers on Tuesday November 18, in the Lagoa Municipal Library at 6pm. Ludo Broothaers will describe
Algarve Archaeological Association Talk on ‘Faunal remains from Alcalar’
Dr. J.A. RiqueIme will be talking about ‘Faunal remains from Alcalar’ at the next lecture organised by the Algarve Archaeological Association. To be held on November 4, the two-session lecture
The gardens of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Herculaneum, near Pompeii, was probably founded by the Etruscans and was inhabited by ‘a more cultured, refined and intellectual class of people than nearby Pompeii’. Geoffrey Toms, who is a